Rehearsing On Saturday we assembled in London in 33-degree heat to run through the music for our 20th anniversary summer tour to France and Germany. Over the course of the next eight days we will be visiting the French Alps, Rocamadour in the Dordogne Valley, the Loire, and Rheingau in Germany. We are bringing a… continued

We’re delighted to introduce our next group of Associate Artists for 2022-23! These outstanding singers will join Tenebrae in concerts, recordings and our Learning & Connection programmes throughout the upcoming season. Find out more about their programme and how you can support them. Áine Smith – Soprano Born in South Wales, Áine began singing with… continued

During spring 2023 we plan to tour and record a dramatic new programme, combining three of J. S. Bach’s iconic motets with contemporary works by Sir James MacMillan. Captured live in concert at Snape Maltings, this new album will feature the world premiere recording of MacMillan’s ‘I Saw Eternity’, which was composed specially for Tenebrae. Throughout April and… continued

Day 1: We have arrived in sunny Switzerland, a country this choir loves to visit. With its beautiful mountains and tall trees it makes for one of the nicest views from a tour bus. The people here in Liestal have been exceedingly generous in providing a friendly welcome and bountiful refreshments. Shout out to the… continued

Joining Tenebrae as Concerts Manager just before Christmas season kicked off was always going to be a challenge, but with a busy planned season and big European tours, it was an exciting prospect. However, like the rest of the country, our planning was slightly blindsided by Omicron. It’s meant my first few months at Tenebrae… continued

I wonder how I might have reacted if, in 2001, someone had told me that Tenebrae would still exist in 20 years’ time. Not only that, but that we would have made nearly 40 recordings (winning a handful of awards along the way), sung in many of the world’s finest venues, and performed and recorded… continued

In our twentieth anniversary season, we celebrated Tenebrae’s sell-out debut at the Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg with a spectacular performance, featuring superstar soloists and the renowned Academy of Ancient Music: Nigel Short conductor Grace Davidson soprano Martha McLorinan alto James Gilchrist tenor Matthew Brook bass Tenebrae Choir & The Academy of Ancient Music Our 2007 recording of Messiah with Sir Colin Davis and… continued

It seems pretty surreal that these last few weeks have been as busy as any we’ve experienced over the last 20 years for Tenebrae. What with all the difficulties of international travel, it makes our list of venues all the more remarkable and thus the first thing I have to say in this particular Blog… continued

Well, I find myself in the rather fortunate position of at least having something to write a blog about over these last few months. Slowly but surely it feels as if things are getting back to normal, at least in terms of having dates in the diary. We are still finding most of our work… continued

It is with great sadness that we heard today of the passing of Sir Roger Gifford, Chairman of our Board of Trustees. Our first thoughts and prayers are with Clare and Roger’s family at this time, and to whom on behalf of myself, all our singers past and present, our management team and our current… continued

We are so pleased to be included among the 16 brilliant charities in the UK Simon at Charity Hikes is raising money for throughout 2021, with his walking challenge. Simon is aiming to raise £1,000 for each charity, by covering an incredible 2,000 miles, walking for 8 months! Follow Simon’s progress on the challenge, and… continued

Following the success of our recent collaboration with Self-Isolation Choir, bringing together hundreds of singers worldwide virtually to explore some of Tenebrae’s most popular repertoire, we’re pleased to announce our involvement with two more virtual choral courses in the coming months – no auditions needed! Russian Wonders (13-18 June) – Our wonderful singers have provided the guide tracks… continued